Admission is a waste of time (272)
Lesson 53. Equivalent Exchange – 4
“It was a gate that I had to pass in order to become strong. It was also the minimum condition that the Demon King demanded of me as the successor to the Demon King’s Castle… … I passed it thanks to you.”
Back on the spaceship, Shati talks about the magical powers she has gained, saying:
The Demon King, the Demon King’s Castle, and the successor.
Ban Yu-won questioned her, feeling a sense of authentic fantasy different from anything he had ever experienced before.
“So you’re saying that the Demon King’s Castle is full of people who can use magical powers like the senior you mentioned?”
“No, that’s not it. The reason I obtained the power of annihilation was because of our Yuwon’s help and several miraculous factors… .”
“Our amusement park is banned.”
Shati continued speaking, grinning as she saw Mira issuing a name ban with a sharp gaze.
“Magic Destruction, even though I, who obtained it, am hesitant to say it, is the highest level of magic.”
“The highest level of magic power.”
“It’s a bit of self-praise, though.”
This is by no means self-praise.
When it comes to magic, Celon, who is more knowledgeable than anyone else here, just said the same thing a moment ago.
“The legend has it that the first Demon King wielded the power of Destruction, but no one in Diavolo currently wields it. That’s why I was surprised when I first saw the Vice President wielding it at the Academy. No one would have thought that I, an Evil One mutant, would restore the legend with the help of an outsider, the Planning Director.”
It was the same power that Zeno wielded.
The magic of destruction… … is the magic that destroys the very concept of all things, and in a sense is the opposite of one’s own power.
He asked her, the name firmly engraved in his mind.
“Anyway, if that’s not the condition, then what is the condition?”
“Didn’t I say that all Evil Ones use blood magic? Blood magic is an evil magic, but it is a higher level of magic that is much more powerful than simple magic. The Demon King told me, who was born unable to use blood magic, to obtain magic that is strong enough to replace it.”
“Aha, higher level magic power.”
A spaceship quickly moves through the desolate space where everything has disappeared and approaches Diavolo.
The Demon King must have been watching this too, as there was no more movement on the planet, perhaps waiting for them to come.
The Imperium of Man… …was equally quiet, perhaps frightened by the fleet of elite soldiers that had flown away in an instant.
Looking at the red star that was getting closer and closer, Shati muttered quietly.
“Honestly, I didn’t care about the Demon King or the Demon King’s Castle, and I accepted the Union’s call because I wanted to live freely. The Demon King didn’t like that either.”
“I’ve heard that pattern somewhere… … .”
“Kyahat, there are quite a few dimensions that don’t trust the Union. Dimensions that have no intention of interacting with the outside world or dimensions that have suffered a lot from the outside world tend to do so.”
Diavolo doesn’t even have to ask which side it is on.
Despite being of a high dimensional rank, their civilization level is backwards, their military power is such that they can easily trample on even the most dimensional pirates, and their internal forces are fiercely fighting each other instead of being able to unite.
The Demon King, who rules over more than half of Diavolo, is likely to be averse to any connection with external dimensions.
“But somehow I became close with Mira and ended up helping her. The time had come when the group’s power was needed. And now that I had the power to shout at him… … I’ve never asked for anything from the Demon King in my life, but this time, I must claim my rights as his successor.”
“Is that for me?”
“Hahaha, I was touched! Right!”
“Oh, boy, this is really annoying.”
Ban Yu-won looked at Shati, who was trying to seize the opportunity to cling to Mira again, and absentmindedly thought about her words.
“The condition for becoming strong is high magical power… … .”
I thought it sounded pretty plausible.
Whether it’s a high-level martial art or magic, it requires the appropriate amount of magical power (internal energy) to use it, and it’s something that’s extremely difficult to obtain unless you’re born with it.
The most representative example is Celon’s Holy Light Magic, which is a law in and of itself.
The Holy Light was originally a magical power that was only allowed to her, and Yumina was able to handle it because she made a contract with her.
The academy’s seemingly omnipotent president was unable to control the Holy Light himself, and instead tried to use Celon and Yumina, showing the firm uniqueness of high-level magic power.
‘I knew it all along, but as more facts come to light, I’m realizing just how ridiculous the Hyunshinkong that Yeon taught me was.’
That would be the case, because the purpose of Hyunshin Gong is to change one’s own body through training and create magical powers that match it.
Perhaps the Demon King was just saying this to find fault with his displeased daughter, but it’s not entirely wrong to say that one must obtain higher magical powers in order to become strong. Although Hyeonsin-gong is strictly a basic martial art, it is a martial art that sees through the Demon King’s thoughts exactly.
Ban Yu-won burst into tears as he looked at Dokgo Yeon.
“The teacher’s grace is endless… … .”
“Again, are you thinking of saying something weird again? Don’t look at me like that! Don’t pretend to cry!”
How could she not know that I wanted to tease her more because she looked so cute when she turned her head away in disgust?
No, I don’t know, so it’s probably cuter, right?
However… … Having said this, the existence of Ban Yu-won directly negates the uniqueness of such superior magic power.
Wasn’t the original energy that he had completed through Hyeonsin Gong the primordial energy that could become anything?
It is the same with obtaining the Holy Light without making a contract with Celon, and learning photon magic that can only be acquired by handling light magic and dark magic at the same time.
The Hongyeon that has now become quite mature can also be seen as a unique magical power that is only allowed to Prominence before it becomes a power, and there is also the Divine Wind that was previously stolen from the constellation.
The power to conceptualize all things, interpret them through language, accept them, and implement them.
It is the power to adapt the world to oneself rather than to adapt oneself to the world.
If not God, then what else should we call it?
Now, looking at the red star that was right in front of him, Ban Yu-won thought of the tower again.
Why did our ancestors build the pagoda?
Was it… … really meant to reach God?
“Master… … ?”
He turned his head when he heard the voice and saw Ruchel looking at him with a worried expression.
Ban Yu-won shook his head and took her hand.
“It’s nothing, Ruchel.”
“But just now, Master――.”
[Entering the atmosphere!]
Release’s voice, whose tension was clearly strange as she entered and broke through the atmosphere, drowned out Ruchel’s worried voice.
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[Are we going to that place called the Demon King’s Castle?]
“He’s probably waiting. He won’t just sit back and watch the destruction.”
As the spaceship entered Diavolo’s skies in an instant and headed towards the Demon Realm along the path guided by Shati, the group was tormented by the gazes of caution, hatred, and interest flying in from all over the ground.
That alone was enough to give an idea of the power of this world.
“Senior Shati, you’ve grown up so safely in this magical realm.”
“It’s because it’s such a devilish realm that it’s this big. Wow… … .”
Perhaps because she was about to meet the Demon King, Shati’s face was frozen hard.
Mira sighed and poked her cheek.
“Negotiations haven’t even started yet. Relax.”
“This is not a negotiation, this is a demand. I can’t even talk to him.”
“If you were going to finish your business with just one word and leave, you wouldn’t have brought Rebellion with you.”
As Mira poked the sore spot, Shati pouts.
“That’s what you say, that’s what you say… … . Are you upset because it seems like I’m taking advantage of your boyfriend? In that case, I’ll have to come to a close agreement with the planning director alone about appropriate compensation… … .”
“Shati, do you really want to die?”
The moment Mira was about to draw her weapon, the battleship cutting through the air stopped in midair as if it had been caught in something.
Lilith, who had been struggling to figure it out for a while, soon gave up and muttered.
[Tch, is that a barrier?]
“From here on out, you’re told to walk. Let’s land.”
It’s been a while since I entered the demon realm ruled by the demon king.
The gigantic Demon King’s Castle was barely visible at the end of my vision, but it was already a barrier, making me realize once again how great this dimension was.
After landing, Ban Yu-won, who had stored the spaceship in his inventory, shivered as he felt the sticky atmosphere somewhere and realized that this was a space made up of blood magic.
“There has never been anything like this in any of the special activities I’ve been to so far.”
“Actually, those places were nonsense. Most of the starting points of their activities were palaces and royal palaces, and there wasn’t even a single barrier in the sky. They were so desperate to make a living that they didn’t even set up the most basic defense measures.”
As Asha spoke with a bitter smile, Dokgoyeon opened his eyes wide.
It seemed that there was no such barrier in the world of martial arts.
And she was never one to tolerate humiliation.
“Ouch! Why are you hitting me!”
“The reason you don’t know why is because you are right now.”
“It’s so unfair, it’s too much… … !”
Ban Yu-won secretly moved away from Asha and focused his gaze on the Demon King’s Castle, which was still far away.
I remember Shati saying something about destroying the Demon King’s castle or something, and surprisingly, traces of it remained in the castle.
A large tower that had been installed to the west, either a watchtower or a bell tower, was broken in the middle――and a black flame was still rising from there.
Just looking at that, you might misunderstand that the Demon King’s Castle is under attack in real time, but that’s not the case.
Because Ban Yu-won could faintly feel traces of Shati there.
“Is that the power of the primordial demon?”
“After the guy was unsummoned, the Demon King searched the entire Demon World to find him and use him himself, but he couldn’t find him. Now, it’s being presented as one of the strong pieces of evidence that there is a Demon World in an S-class dimension.”
That’s also why he doesn’t give up on me completely, added Shati.
Even if he couldn’t control it, if he had the talent to summon monsters that other Evil Ones couldn’t, then even the Demon King would have wondered what to do with it.
“Then let’s go. When we meet, he might try to take the initiative, but I’m the one who’s going to face him head on anyway, so don’t be overly nervous.”
Shati, who had declared seriously, stepped forward to lead the group.
The barrier that had been oppressing the group even after they got off the spaceship seemed to strangely lose its strength as Shati began to lead the group forward.
-Thump thump
Ban Yu-won read countless eyes watching their movements from a distance that could not be seen with the naked eye.
Even though they were long out of the sphere of influence of the Imperium of Man, the gazes directed at them were clearly murderous, and it was clear that Shati had not grown up comfortably, even as the daughter of the Demon King.
“ah.”
Then suddenly Shati sighed.
Ban Yu-won, who saw where her gaze was directed, noticed a young boy slowly walking towards them, and for a moment his body froze.
Even if you don’t have eyes that can read everything, you can’t help but recognize the presence of someone who exerts terrible pressure on the entire area.
‘What the heck, that’s so unbelievably strong. Could this author be the Demon King… …!’
Yeah, I was thinking that it was about time for me to come out.
Aren’t there many cases in which a seemingly harmless girl or boy in a comic book is actually the strongest in the world?
The boy, who had coldly glanced at Ban Yu-won, perhaps realizing what he was thinking, then turned his gaze to Shati… … and surprisingly smiled brightly.
“Sister! It’s been a while!”
Huh.
Wasn’t it?
You show up with such an air of confidence and your appearance matches your age. Isn’t that crazy?
“Cron.”
Even though Shati had a complicated expression, she called the other person by his name, so it seemed like he really was her younger brother.
As Ban Yu-won watched the siblings reunion with a feeling of having been hit, the boy Shati called Kron approached him step by step, closing the gap between them, and eventually knelt down on one knee in front of Shati.
“His Majesty has acknowledged you as the rightful heir to the empire and has bestowed upon you the royal scepter.”
With those words, he held out both hands and held out a long, black staff, the tip of which had a vertically striped bead like the eye of a lizard.
A scepter, commonly considered part of the regalia symbolizing royal authority.
However, Ban Yu-won knew very well that it was not just a simple symbol.
Because all the terrible pressure he felt from the boy was coming from that.
It was absurd once again.
Even at a level like Class A, is it possible for just one artifact symbolizing the ruler to cause such a sense of crisis?
When I first saw Asha holding the Holy Sword, I wondered why such a treasure was in the D-class dimension, but that wasn’t the case.
Compared to the true treasures of the higher dimensions, the early holy swords were weak.
“Ha, does it have to be like this? That bastard wouldn’t just give it to me.”
“Of course, Sister. The humans who were frightened by the magnificent magic displayed by Sister moved the legions in the border region. You said that if you wiped them all out without any troop support and returned, you would be given the official award of the Royal Scepter and formally hand over the Black Horse Legion.”
“Kyahaha! You still read my mind so nonchalantly. Yes, it happened because of me, so I’m the one who should take care of it. You’re the watcher, right? You’re probably also observing to see how I can obtain the power of destruction.”
“Please forgive my foolish brother who cannot refuse Your Majesty’s order.”
“under.”
Shati snorted and picked up the scepter.
Surprisingly, at that moment, the eyes in the beads decorating the end of the hall flashed open and radiated an ominous, gray magic.
At the same time, the pressure on the area seemed to increase, but the next moment, Shati took it all in.
He looks overwhelmingly stronger than when he was told by the boy called Cron.
Although it must have been quite humiliating, the boy just clapped his hands with sparkling eyes.
“As expected… … Sister! I had no doubt that you would bring about the second coming of Diavolo!”
“Be quiet, just follow me.”
Shati turned around and said curtly, then looked around at the group and said, “Kyahata,” with a changed expression and a smile.
“It went something like this.”
“This is a much better result than I expected. I thought I’d be competing with the Demon King.”
When Mira looked at Ban Yu-won and replied cynically, he guessed what she meant and nodded without hesitation.
“Let’s leave right away.”
